The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. Read More…

Miscellaneous

Receive SO News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Southern (NYSE:SO) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern's stock symbol?

Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SO."

How often does Southern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Southern?

Southern declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.62 per share on Friday, September 6th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. View Southern's Dividend History.

How were Southern's earnings last quarter?

Southern Co (NYSE:SO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. The utilities provider earned $5.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.12 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 10.04% and a net margin of 20.18%. The firm's revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. View Southern's Earnings History.

When is Southern's next earnings date?

What guidance has Southern issued on next quarter's earnings?

Southern updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.19.

What price target have analysts set for SO?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate Southern's share price to reach $55.1111 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Southern.

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Southern?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Southern.

Has Southern been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about SO stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southern earned a daily sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Southern.

Which major investors are selling Southern stock?

SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Morgan Stanley, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Mackenzie Financial Corp, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Putnam Investments LLC and Alps Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Southern company stock in the last year include Ann P Daiss, Anthony L Wilson, Christopher C Womack, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Mark A Crosswhite, Mark Lantrip, Stephen E Kuczynski and William P Bowers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern.

Which major investors are buying Southern stock?

SO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Invesco Ltd., California Public Employees Retirement System, Zimmer Partners LP and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Southern stock in the last two years include Anthony F Earley Jr and Henry A Clark III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern.

How do I buy shares of Southern?

Shares of SO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Southern's stock price today?

One share of SO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.13.

How big of a company is Southern?

Southern has a market capitalization of $62.55 billion and generates $23.50 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.07 on an earnings per share basis. Southern employs 29,192 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southern.

MarketBeat Community Rating for Southern (NYSE SO)

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Southern and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.